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Preserving Tuna Canyon

A planned housing development to replace the Verdugo Hills Golf Course was put on hold Tuesday as the Los Angeles City Council asked to review whether the site, which was used as a detention camp in World War II, should be declared a historic-cultural landmark. Daily News,

The Tuna Canyon Detention Station was used as a gateway to internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor and was occupied primarily by Japanese-Americans.

“This is an opportunity to remember an important part of our history,” Councilman Richard Alarcón said. “We should at least explore the designation of this as a historic site.”